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dilluns, 7. d’abril 2003
just read that motzes, 07.04.2003 02:16h
adam osborne has died on march 25. once a technical writer he founded a publishing company, he sold 1979 to mcgraw hill. 1981 he presented the "Osborne 1", at the west coast computer faire. also on this fair osborne announced the yearly winner of the "white elephant award". dan bricklin has an audio file of this event from 1980 at his page. an article in the time from 1982 on computer moves in and - especially for mr tiny - there is one quote in it i guess you will like: from one of the most remote villages ... "... Even the name of the product is a matter of debate: "microcomputer" sounds too technical, but "home computer" does not fit an office machine. "Desktop" sounds awkward, and "personal computer" is at best a compromise ... ... Comment |
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